Nigeria’s D’Tigress got off to a winning start in their opening game at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket taking place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Afrosport reports. The six-time champions cruised to a 92-45 blowout win over Rwanda at the Palais des Sports de Treichville to begin their title defence and improve their winning streak to 25-0 dating back to October 2015. Rena Wakama’s side was behind...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) on Wednesday unveiled the final roster for the senior women’s national team, D’Tigress, ahead of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Afrosport reports. Head coach Rena Wakama has trimmed down the preliminary 20-player squad to 12. The final roster is headlined by familiar figures like captain Amy Okonkwo, Promise Amukamara, Ezinne Kalu and Murjanatu Musa. The D’Tigress, six-time Afrobasket...
Nigeria’s Murjanatu Musa will suit up for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) season after being named in the team’s final roster, Afrosport reports. The Mercury signed Musa to a training camp contract in March after impressing at French club Tarbes Gespe Bigorre, averaging 14.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.6 steals through 17 games. The 25-year-old, a two-time Olympian...
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, the D’Tigress, suffered a 75-54 blowout defeat to Paris 2024 Olympics hosts France in the women’s basketball on Thursday. The D’Tigress, who made history in their opening game against the Opals of Australia, were unable to replicate a similar defensive showing against Les Bleues in their second Group B game at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Allez Les Bleus 🇫🇷 France move past...
The FIBA rankings did not come into play on Monday as Nigeria’s D’Tigress, the lowest-ranked side in the women’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics, recorded one of their biggest ever wins as they saw off Australia 75-62 in their opening game. The Rena Wakama-led side stunned the Opals, who are ranked fourth in the FIBA Power rankings, to record their first win in the...
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